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///M3 Forum The BMW E46 ///M3 is the M version E46 and puts out an amazing 333 HP and 262 lb-ft of torque at stock specs! There are an amazing amount of modifications for both the coupe and convertible models so read up and get started modifying your cars today!

38, went through lots of progressively less crappy cars to get to this one (started in '92 with an '87 Ford Escort 4-speed). Can't imagine how broke I'd be by now if my Escort were an M3 and I upgraded over 20 years from that. BTW kudos for saving up for a car when you're in school. However it's a different story when you also have to budget for mortgage, dependents, food, utilities, etc. If I could apply all my income to cars, I could buy a brand new 911 every year. Come to think of it I should just sell my house and move back in w/ my parents.

For what it's worth I think any parent that buys their 16 year old an E46 M3 is a moron. Just sayin'.

As much as I agree it comes down to how much the parents trust the child, I always loved speed and cars so needless to say when I was getting my first car I could have bought a c5 z06 vette but my parents shot down that idea instantly
Now that I look at it I got into plenty of trouble in my vert and I probably would have killed myself in a vette at that time lol

im 18 first car was a 2002 yukon xl two months after graduation i bought an M3 , but i put in 40 hour weeks and sold side business stuff so far in los angeles im the youngest looking guy i see in an m series but 16 thats baller as **** son you better love your parents and appreciate your car cause as fast as it goes is at fast it will kill you